World Series of Fighting handed out a reported $352,000 in fighter pay during their first event, with former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski topping the payroll.
For his knockout win over Devin Cole, Arlovski made a cool $60K ($30,000 to show, $30,000 to win).
Anthony Johnson, one of several UFC veterans on the card, almost made the same amount with $55K ($30,000 to show, $25,000 to win), stopping D.J. Linderman in a particularly brutal “walk-off” knockout victory.
Here’s the full list of reported pay for each fight that night, courtesy of Bloody Elbow:
WSOF 1 Main Card:
- Andrei Arlovski: $30,000 base + $30,000 win vs. Devin Cole: $10,000
- Anthony Johnson: $30,000 + $25,000 win vs. D.J. Linderman: $10,000
- Marlon Moraes: $6,000 + $6,000 win vs. Miguel Torres: $18,000
- Tyrone Spong: $20,000 + $7,000 win vs. Travis Bartlett: $4,000
WSOF 1 Preliminary Card:
- Tyson Steele: $5,000 + $5,000 win vs. Gregor Gracie: $25,000
- Brian Cobb: $6,000 + $6,000 win vs. Ronys Torres: $12,000
- Steve Carl: $8,000 + $8,000 win vs. Ramico Blackmon: $10,000
- Josh Burkman: $8,000 + $8,000 win vs. Gerald Harris: $15,000
- Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante: $7,000 + $7,000 win vs. T.J. O’Brien: $5,000
- David Branch: $8,000 + $8,000 win vs. Dustin Jacoby: $5,000
Despite losing a close fight to unheralded Marlon Moraes, Miguel Torres made $6,000 more than his opponent in a split decision loss.
Tyson Steele’s purse had the fourth-largest discrepancy between opponents—he only made $10,000 for his KO win over famed grappling world champion Gregor Gracie, who pocketed $25,000 just to step in the cage.
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